RUN BABY RUN

Hey Hey! Before we get to my new running kicks, how about those Louisville Cardinals and their Sugar Bowl upset! Needless to say, the hubs has been in an exceptionally good mood since. So, today I had some work commitments to get out of the way and also made my way back to the eye doctor.. boo. My vision just didn't seem to be that great, and when I would drive at night or early in the morning all the lights (street lamps, car head/tail lights, etc) would glare/glimmer. Basically, it looked like each light had a million spikes coming off of them. After a few more eye exams, switching out my contacts with some new ones and realizing that one of my contacts was actually inside out (oops), I can now see better. So, we shall see.

After all that excitement (ugh) I made my way to the shoe store because my running shoes were seriously expired. It's funny how running/working out is something I really enjoy and do very frequently, but when it comes to spending money on that hobby, I'm always reluctant. My feet, particularly my heels, always hurt and so keeping my workout shoes updated should and needs to be a top priority. Lately, I have been loving Asics shoes and decided to stick with them again. Check em out:

Asics Platinum 5

I also was in desperate need for some, "everyday" tennis shoes. I used to own the classic New Balance 574 shoes, but haven't had a pair in a while. They are impossible to find in person, so I had to search them on the internet. I am always tempted to get a pair with funky colors, but decided to stick with the simple and versatile grey pair. Zappos is fabulous and so I chose to go through their website. Free shipping! Yay! Can't wait for them to get here. 

New Balance 574

Another exciting thing going on is the Victoria's Secret Semi Annual Sale! I am avoiding VS at this time.. haha. The deals are always good, but I don't have anything I need from there right now. I usually take the Semi Annual Sale as an opportunity to stock up on sports bras, but the ones I currently have are still in pretty good shape. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't check it out! Love me some VS! 


Not sure what we are doing tonight, but hopefully it will be fun! 


Have a great weekend!


xoxo MaryBeth





+New Balance 

WEEKEND WHIRLWIND

Hey Ladies!! Happy Monday(not!)! I hope you had a great weekend. Ours was fun! Friday the hubs and I stayed in and grilled up some dinner and drank beer together. Although we both really enjoy going out on the town, we also really enjoy just chilling at our house and having fun together :)  Especially all the work we have put in to our home, we want to enjoy it!! This is what I wore on Friday:

I rocked one of my beloved v-neck long-sleeve shirts from Forever21 and my faux leather leggings. As I said before, I usually don't wear these as pants but rather under something else, but my tribal open cardigan is so thick and long that I felt comfortable. The grey thigh high socks are from Kohl's and I also have them in black. They are great for layering under boots and are very warm and comfy. And since I wore them with my rider boots that aren't thigh high, I just scrunched them down. Super cute! And to top it all off, my studded headband in silver and those mauve/burgundy lips I mentioned here. Now, about those lips... I LOVED it!! It took the hubs just a second to get used to them, but then he decided he actually really liked it and even went so far as to describe how the dark lips brought out the contouring that I had done with my makeup. It's hilarious when guys get excited about something totally girly! ha! Take a look:

 

The only problem with rocking bold lips like this is that kissing is absolutely off limits! (unless your man is okay with having colored lips! haha) So for dinner we grilled up some steak and green pepper, asparagus on the stove top and two potatoes in the microwave. We didn't plan enough in advance to put the potatoes on the grill. They take soo long!

Mmmm....

For the asparagus I sprayed some olive oil on the pan, added the fresh asparagus, and topped it with just a sprinkle of water, pepper, sea salt and garlic salt. I just mixed it all up in the pan so the asparagus got the olive oil on it and then put the lid on, flipping and mixing occasionally. I like my asparagus to be really well cooked and I just kind of eyeball it as far as time goes.

I like to top my sweet potato with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and some cinnamon. Yum!

And the hubs' potato was covered in olive oil and sea salt prior to cooking. He then topped it with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and some sour cream. The green pepper was cut and wrapped in tin foil. I sprayed it with olive oil and added pepper and garlic salt. Tossed it on the grill with the steaks and voila! It was all delish!!

And the best part of all: the beer. Ha! As mentioned before, our grocery has a section of loose beers that you can create your own 6-pack of beer. I decided to go this route because there were so many beers that I wanted to try and it made more sense to spend $8.99 for six beers instead of having to by an entire 6-pack of each of the different beers I wanted, which would definitely cost more than $8.99 ha! I got two of the Samuel Adams Octoberfest because it looked really good!

Our Alma Mater had a neat event on campus earlier this year to promote all the local beer and wine makers and we  used the sweet glasses we got for attending.

On Saturday we went and tailgated the UofL football game and it.was.cold. The weather was awful but they pulled out the win! Here's what I wore:

I wore my fleece North Face hat that I got at an outlet and my super warm, super worth the investment, down feather North Face jacket. This sucker is warm and I love it! I got it last year for a little under $200. The red sweater, plaid scarf, jeans and black boots are from Charlotte Russe. PHEW! I guess I like that store! ha! And of course, some coffee was a must for the tailgate. I went with my usual, tall skinny vanilla latte, and the hubs went with the grande Pike's Place roast (and some beers).

Work on Sunday was not too bad. The weekends are usually not bad and we all try to have fun and make the most of it. Today is an off day from work and I've already got some laundry done, all the Halloween decorations down (sad face) and got my workout in. Here's what I wore:

I am so pale.... ha!

 I rocked this fab hooded running top by Nike and my Nike Tempo running shorts. I swear by these running shorts! I have them in about six different colors. They are perfectly comfortable and I am obsessed with them. I have to control myself and not buy more and more (they have SO many colors and patterns to choose from) until the ones I have get worn down. They usually are around $28 which is a great price for what you are getting. Mine last forever! Which is both good and bad because I just want to have an excuse to buy more! ha! Under my top I wore one of my retired tanks from Target.

A great feature of this running top is that it has built in gloves. You can wear it this way, with just your thumb through the hole, or you can pull the extra flap out and it becomes a mitten, covering your fingers. How fab?!

So, after my workout I ran by the grocery to snag some seasonal coffee. And, you guessed it, Pumpkin Spice was my final pick! haha It's a serious addiction that I may need to seek counseling for. There is a machine that will grind the beans for you. Sometimes if the prepackaged flavor I want is only available in whole bean I will just open the bag, pour the beans in, grind and then place them back in the original bag. But, the pumpkin spice flavor wasn't available in a prepackaged bag, so I used the bags provided and wrote my flavor down. Yum!

Ohh Yeahh

I really like Stevia. Don't get me wrong, I'll use Sweet 'n Low, or any other substitute for that matter, if I'm in a bind. But, when I am at home we use Stevia. It just makes me feel better, even if there really is no difference. haha


Hope you have a fabulous week! That wedding day photo post is coming, and I can't wait to share the recent purchases I just made at Forever21 online. I hope they are just as gorg in person as they look on the internet! Still waiting on my Stella & Dot loot to show up on my doorstep, and when it does I'll be sure to share.


xoxo MaryBeth

DIY DELIGHT

Hey Ladies! Today was a, "go to the gym, run errands, clean the house" kind of day. And of course I am dressed to the nine's and rockin' my stilettos on a day like this....not. This pic pretty much sums it up. But, like I said, it's not about looking fabulous every second of every day. It's about knowing how to look fabulous, whenever you want!

Kohl's $12ish
Black Running Tank
Target $19ish
Black Running Capris
Dick's Sporting Goods $80
Asics Running Shoes
Sweet Bun On My Head $priceless

Another thing on the agenda for today was to finish up a DIY (do it yourself) project the hubs and I started. After all the remodeling that we had done to our house, we somehow let the closet doors to our master bathroom fall to the wayside. Not that they were terrible, but they just needed a little touch up so they could shine with the rest of the house. It's funny how when you remodel a home you think that you have every square inch accounted for and that you are going to have everything perfect. Wrong. So wrong. We have come across MANY things that were either an oversight, or a corner cut that, at the time, cutting that corner meant life and death because all we wanted to do was move in. Hence, my poor little closet doors. Here is a pic after we had already sanded the doors down so that their fresh coat of color would stick.

  

After sanding, we then spent around $5 on two cans of the appropriate type of spray paint, and there you have it.

Finished Product

Finished Product

And yes, I did say spray paint. Have you ever been in the spray paint aisle of a Home Depot or Lowe's?? If you are turning your nose up to the thought of spray paint, then clearly you haven't! It is amazing all the different textures and colors they have to offer. Even metallic colors (which, by the way, I am going to have try out on something). So there you have it! Hope you liked this, "DIY Delight".

xoxo MaryBeth